Defending a former freight forwarding company executive against claims of breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets. The Willenken team uncovered illegal hacking of our clients’ emails and have successfully moved to amend our claims to add causes of action for violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Stored Communications Act,
July 20, 2018
Represented The Nature’s Bounty Co. and its sports nutrition subsidiary, MET-Rx, in a trademark dispute with Monster Energy Company. Willenken defended MET-RX’s award-winning marketing campaign “Love the Monster,” encouraging athletes to embrace their inner “monster,” against a trademark infringement action brought by Monster Energy Company. Our team resolved the case on favorable terms to our
February 16, 2017
On behalf of P&G, the firm obtained summary judgment in a trademark infringement case brought against its highly popular show, the “People’s Choice Awards.” The plaintiff operated a music-sharing website and claimed that the show’s “Favorite Web Celeb” award category infringed its registered mark. P&G prevailed on summary judgment on grounds that its use of
February 5, 2014
Defended a case in which a consumer electronics accessory company sued its competitor for patent infringement. Willenken was retained to defend the initial action in the District of Colorado and a surprise second action: a section 337 before the International Trade Commission (ITC). After several months of rapid-fire litigation, Willenken obtained a very favorable global
October 1, 2012
Represented one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities in a fast-track trial with just 49 days to prepare. On behalf of Southern California Gas Company (“SoCalGas”), one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities, Willenken had negotiated and settled a substantial patent infringement case involving call-center and telecommunication technology. SoCalGas then retained us to pursue a contractual
January 1, 2012
Defended the world’s largest electronic component contract manufacturer in a patent licensing breach of contract dispute less than 60 days before trial. The client, the world’s largest electronic component contract manufacturer, had been mired in the unfriendly venue of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for nearly two years, defending against
November 1, 2010
Represented a leading retailer in patent lawsuit in the Central District of California in which the plaintiff alleged our client was selling infringing products. After filing a motion for partial summary judgment and mediation, the case was favorably resolved.
January 17, 2010
On behalf of ISWest, an award-winning internet service provider, prevailed in a two-week jury trial before the Honorable Florence-Marie Cooper in the Central District of California in a trademark infringement dispute. Willenken later secured affirmance on the appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
March 17, 2009
